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Edit, build, run, and archive one industrial project

Create or open a project, edit XAML, ResX, and text files, maintain engineering configuration, run local builds, and save recoverable .sdnz backups.

  • Windows desktop
  • Project lifecycle
  • .sdnz backup
Studio
Project Connections TagsAlarms Resources
BuildRunDiagnostics
Product form Windows desktop IDE WPF · .NET 10
Project archive .sdnz Current project archive format
Confirmed editions Community / Professional / Enterprise Engineering and Security are licensed modules
Verified work areas Project · Build · NuGet · ResX Includes diagnostics and backup/restore

Implemented core capabilities

Project and backup

Create, open, save, restore, and hand over a single project with .sdnz backup files.

Text file editing

Open text files that do not have a dedicated editor, save content, and track document changes.

XAML editing

Edit WPF XAML in source and visual modes; unsupported structures remain editable in source mode.

Build, clean, and run

Call local .NET/MSBuild build, rebuild, clean, and run actions, then review diagnostics.

Engineering configuration

Professional

Maintain connection, tag, alarm, and parameter records in the current engineering database.

ResX localization

Maintain neutral and satellite ResX resources by resource family and output updated language files.

Dependency management

Search, install, update, and uninstall package references for the current project.

Project security configuration

Enterprise

Maintain users, roles, user groups, and memberships in the project security database.

A clear four-step path

  1. 1

    Create

    Create or open a project and organize its files.

  2. 2

    Configure

    Maintain UI resources and licensed engineering objects.

  3. 3

    Build and run

    Build the target and review structured results.

  4. 4

    Diagnose and archive

    Resolve issues and preserve the project as an .sdnz archive.

Where this product fits

  • Industrial application development
  • Control-system engineering configuration
  • Multilingual desktop resource maintenance
  • Project handover and recovery exercises

Licensing, requirements, and boundaries

Licensing and editions

Community

Core project workspace, build and run, dependency management, diagnostics, and ResX tools.

Professional

Community capabilities plus the Engineering module.

Enterprise

Professional capabilities plus the Security module.

Technical requirements

  • Windows WPF desktop application targeting net10.0-windows.
  • Target projects require a compatible .NET SDK and resolvable dependencies.
  • Project archives use .sdnz.
  • Final Windows, hardware, DPI, multi-screen, and third-party component requirements remain project-specific.